3Com Corp will migrate its worldwide corporate network to Microsoft’s Windows Media Technologies so as to provide desktop video to its thousands of employees. 3Com and Microsoft also plan to integrate, test and document 3Com enterprise networking systems with Microsoft’s streaming media tools. 3Com says it sees converged networking and streaming media as a way to bring employees closer together, beyond mere email and telephony. Videoconferencing is also seen as an alternative to expensive business travel. 3Com wants to use Microsoft’s media software for the Large Intranet Video Event (LIVE) system it uses in company- wide employee forums. Whether Windows Media Technologies are up to the task remains to be seen. á
